1974 Washington Redskins season

1974 Washington Redskins season
1974 Washington Redskins season
Owner	Jack Kent Cooke
Head coach	George Allen
Home field	RFK Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Rams) 10–19
Pro Bowlers	SS Ken Houston ; LB Chris Hanburger; WR Charley Taylor; DT Diron Talbert
	← 1973; Redskins seasons; 1975 →;

The 1974 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 38th in Washington, D.C.. the team matched on their 10–4 record from 1973. It's also notable for being Deacon Jones' first and only season with the Redskins; as well as being his final year in the NFL.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster[]

**1974 Washington Redskins roster**

	Quarterbacks 9 Sonny Jurgensen 17 Billy Kilmer Running backs 43 Larry Brown 44 Moses Denson 25 Mike Hull 28 Herb Mul-Key 47 Duane Thomas Wide receivers 46 Frank Grant 80 Roy Jefferson 24 Bill Malinchak 42 Charley Taylor Tight ends 87 Jerry Smith		Offensive linemen 56 Len Hauss C 73 Paul Laaveg G 62 Ray Schoenke T 74 George Starke T 78 Walt Sweeney G 60 John Wilbur G Defensive linemen 86 Verlon Biggs DE 77 Bill Brundige DT 61 Dennis Johnson DE 75 Deacon Jones DE 79 Ron McDole DE 64 Manny Sistrunk DT 72 Diron Talbert DT		Linebackers 55 Chris Hanburger 53 Harold McLinton 52 John Pergine 89 Dave Robinson 67 Rusty Tillman Defensive backs 41 Mike Bass CB 45 Speedy Duncan CB 37 Pat Fischer CB 27 Ken Houston SS 23 Brig Owens SS Special teams 4 Mike Bragg P 3 Mark Moseley K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
1	September 15	at New York Giants	W 13–10	1–0	Yale Bowl	49,849	Recap
2	September 22	St. Louis Cardinals	L 10–17	1–1	RFK Stadium	53,888	Recap
3	September 30	Denver Broncos	W 30–3	2–1	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
4	October 6	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 17–28	2–2	Riverfront Stadium	56,175	Recap
5	October 13	Miami Dolphins	W 20–17	3–2	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
6	October 20	New York Giants	W 24–3	4–2	RFK Stadium	53,879	Recap
7	October 27	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 20–23	4–3	Busch Memorial Stadium	49,410	Recap
8	November 3	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–6	5–3	Lambeau Field	56,267	Recap
9	November 10	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–20	6–3	Veterans Stadium	65,947	Recap
10	November 17	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–21	7–3	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
11	November 24	Philadelphia Eagles	W 26–7	8–3	RFK Stadium	54,395	Recap
12	November 28	at Dallas Cowboys	L 23–24	8–4	Texas Stadium	63,243	Recap
13	December 9	at Los Angeles Rams	W 23–17	9–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	87,313	Recap
14	December 15	Chicago Bears	W 42–0	10–4	RFK Stadium	52,085	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs[]

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
Divisional	December 22	at Los Angeles Rams	L 10–19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	80,118	Recap

Standings[]

NFC East
view talk	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
St. Louis Cardinals	10	4	0	.714	7–1	8–3	285	218	W1
Washington Redskins	10	4	0	.714	5–3	8–3	320	196	W2
Dallas Cowboys	8	6	0	.571	4–4	6–5	297	235	L1
Philadelphia Eagles	7	7	0	.500	3–5	5–6	242	217	W3
New York Giants	2	12	0	.143	1–7	1–10	195	299	L6

Season summary[]

Week 12 at Cowboys[]

Washington Redskins (8–3) at Dallas Cowboys (6–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	6	7	7	23
Cowboys	3	0	14	7	24

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

Date: November 28
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C)
Game attendance: 63,243
Referee: Jim Tunney
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

DAL – Efren Herrera 24-yard field goal. Cowboys 3–0. Drive:
WSH – Mark Moseley 45-yard field goal. Tie 3–3. Drive:

Second quarter

WSH – Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal. Redskins 6–3. Drive:
WSH – Mark Moseley 39-yard field goal. Redskins 9–3. Drive:

Third quarter

WSH – Duane Thomas 9-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick). Redskins 16–3. Drive:
DAL – Billy Joe Dupree 35-yard pass from Clint Longley (Efren Herrera kick). Redskins 16–10. Drive:
DAL – Walt Garrison 70-yard run (Efren Herrera kick). Cowboys 17–16. Drive:

Fourth quarter

WSH – Duane Thomas 19-yard run (Mark Moseley kick). Redskins 23–17. Drive:
DAL – Drew Pearson 50-yard pass from Clint Longley (Efren Herrera kick), 0:28. Cowboys 24–23. Drive:

Top passers

WSH – Billy Kilmer – 8/17, 112 yards, TD
DAL – Clint Longley – 11/20, 203 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

WSH – Duane Thomas – 18 rushes, 55 yards, TD
DAL – Robert Newhouse – 16 rushes, 66 yards

Top receivers

WSH – Roy Jefferson – 2 receptions, 49 yards
DAL – Drew Pearson – 5 receptions, 108 yards, TD

Thanksgiving Day

Diron Talbert knocked Roger Staubach out of the game.

Awards, records, and honors[]

References[]

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